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Understanding Neighborhoods Through Mental Mapping

Understanding Neighborhoods Through Mental Mapping. Kevin Lynch, The Image of the City (1960) Case studies in Boston, Los Angeles, and Jersey City How people perceive the spatial arrangement their city - its “legibility” “Mental” maps with 5 elements Paths Edges Districts Nodes

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Understanding Neighborhoods Through Mental Mapping

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  1. Understanding Neighborhoods Through Mental Mapping • Kevin Lynch, The Image of the City (1960) • Case studies in Boston, Los Angeles, and Jersey City • How people perceive the spatial arrangement their city - its “legibility” • “Mental” maps with 5 elements • Paths • Edges • Districts • Nodes • Landmarks Image: examples of hand-drawn maps of Jersey City portraying Lynch’s theory (pages 148-149 in The Image of the City)

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